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Search Cal Student Central (CSC) or contact our staff with your questions. This website compiles answers related to several key departments that help students navigate their enrollment and costs at UC Berkeley. We offer services and support online, over the phone, and in person.
Direct deposit updates are currently unavailable. You cannot add or update your direct deposit information at this time. If you do not have a valid account, any eligible refund will be sent by mail to the local address we have on file.
Key Dates
| July 8-22 | Assessed tuition fees are viewable in CalCentral: July 8 for continuing undergraduate students; July 22 for continuing graduate students. New students will be assessed once they are enrolled. |
| July 15 | Deadline to Waive Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) without a fee |
| August 15 | Deadline to Waive Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) with $75 fee |
| August 17 | Financial aid, scholarships, and fellowships begin to disburse |
| August 19 | Fall 2026 emergency loan application available |
| August 21 | Official fee payment due date. (Fee remissions and fellowship disbursements may continue to be processed after this date.) |
| August 25 | Last day to withdraw without obligation to pay some or all tuition and fees |
| August 26 | Instruction begins |
| September 1 | Cost of Attendance adjustment request forms open for Fall 2026 |
